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    IMPORTANT SWORDS FROM THE MUSEUM OF JAPANESE SWORD FITTINGS

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    10 November 2004

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    • A Yamato School Katana
    Lot 4

    A Yamato School Katana

    UNSIGNED, ATTRIBUTED TO SENJUIN, NAMBOKUCHO PERIOD (14TH CENTURY)

    Price realised

    GBP 21,510

    Estimate

    GBP 8,000 - GBP 10,000

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    A Yamato School Katana
    Unsigned, attributed to Senjuin, Nambokucho Period (14th Century)
    Sugata [configuration]: honzukuri, iori-mune, chu-kissaki, toriizori

    Kitae [forging pattern]: hadatachi [prominent] itame with mokume and jinie

    Hamon [tempering pattern]: suguha, kogunome, ashi in konie, nijuba on monouchi

    Boshi [tip]: o-maru

    Nakago [tang]: o-suriage

    Habaki [collar]: double, copper-gilt

    In shirasaya [plain wood scabbard]: with attribution to Senjuin School

    Koshirae [set of mounts] comprising: black diagonal ribbed lacquer saya, matching shakudo mounts comprising fuchi-kashira, koikuchi, kurikata, kojiri depicting in iroe-takazogan Yoshino-gawa and Tatsuta-gawa with maple leaves and cherry blossom by a stream, fuchi signed Masanori (kao), tsuba broad oval, shibuichi, depicting a cherry blossom tree in gilt takazogan, signed in sealed form Mitsumasa, 19th Century, 99cm.

    Nagasa [length from tip to beginning of tang]: 71.4cm.

    Sori [curvature]: 1.7cm.

    Motohaba [width at start of tempered edge]: 3cm.

    Sakihaba [width before tip]: 2cm.

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    Lot Essay

    A sayagaki attributes the blade to the Senjuin School. The blade characteristics are in accordance with this attribution.

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